Friedman, Billings, Ramsey

MIDDLEBURG, Va., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Akre Capital Management is pleased to announce that the Akre Focus Fund has been added to the venerable Kiplinger 25, the list of highly regarded mutual funds identified by Kiplinger as being standouts among the vast array of mutual funds available to investors. With Chuck Akre having left the helm of the FBR Focus Fund in August of this year, many investors have wondered about the fate of that fund. Similar to the conclusion reached by Adam Bold on his Mutual Fund Store radio broadcast recently, the Kiplinger research team sees ...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/29/09 -- Thunderbird Resorts Inc. ("Thunderbird" or "Group") (FRANKFURT: 4TR)(EURONEXT: TBIRD) announced that it has launched a public offering and private placement of up to 75,000,000 shares of its common stock (or 86,250,000 shares of its common stock if an over-allotment is exercised) (collectively, the "Offer Shares") with an offer price range of $1.00 to $1.25 per common share (the "Offering"). The final offer price will be disclosed on or about 16 October 2009 ("Pricing Date"). If successful, and assuming the midpoint of the offer price range, the Offering is expected to raise approximately $77.7 million in net proceeds, and approximately $89.7 million in net proceeds if the over-allotment option is exercised in full. The Offering consists of (i) a public offering in the Netherlands (including to qualified investors within the meaning of the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) as amended ...

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2009) - Thunderbird Resorts Inc. ("Thunderbird" or "Group") (FRANKFURT: 4TR)(EURONEXT: TBIRD) announced that it has launched a public offering and private placement of up to 75,000,000 shares of its common stock (or 86,250,000 shares of its common stock if an over-allotment is exercised) (collectively, the "Offer Shares") with an offer price range of $1.00 to $1.25 per common share (the "Offering"). The final offer price will be disclosed on or about 16 October 2009 ("Pricing Date"). If successful, and assuming the midpoint of the offer price range, the Offering is expected to raise approximately $77.7 million in net proceeds, and approximately $89.7 million in net proceeds if the over-allotment option is exercised in full. The Offering consists of (i) a public offering in the Netherlands (including to qualified investors within the meaning of the Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) as amended from time ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FBR Capital Markets Corporation (Nasdaq: FBCM) (FBR Capital Markets), a leading investment bank serving the middle market, announced today that it has broadened its equity research coverage of financial institutions through the addition of two new analysts and a promotion within its Financial Institutions Research group. Barbara Pires has joined FBR Capital Markets' European subsidiary, Friedman, Billings, Ramsey International, Ltd., as Vice President and Analyst covering European banks. Brett Scheiner has joined FBR Capital Markets as Vice President and Analyst covering small-cap and community banks. Bob Ramsey, CFA, has been promoted to Vice President and Analyst covering Northeastern regional banks. "We're very pleased to have such an exceptionally talented team to help expand our Financial Institutions coverage," said David M ...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Access National Corporation (NASDAQ: ANCX), holding company for Access National Bank, announced today that Martin Friedman has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective today, September 22, 2009. Mr. Friedman was also appointed to the Board of Access National Bank (the "Bank") and will serve on the Bank's Loan Committee. Martin Friedman is co-founder and CEO of FJ Capital Management, an investment fund firm based in Arlington, Virginia with a focus on financial institutions and small/mid cap banks and thrifts. He was previously Director of Research for ...